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Friday, September 19, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Computer Illiterate
I'll get this blog thing down eventually. I mean, I've only had 3 years to figure it out....
It's a slow day at the rotation so I thought I'd play around with the template. I went back to the very first template I ever had, just a different color. I'm so creative!
Shouldn't I be using this time to be tackling the legions of unwritten thank you notes? Yes.
Shouldn't I be using this time to be writing articles for my part time job to make some extra money? Yes.
Oh well... I will get it all done eventually! I am excited about tonight because some of my friends are coming over to watch the bachelor. It's a tradition that we informally started last season and then started back again with the new season. I love getting together with them and just hanging out. We take turns cooking and having everyone over. Tonight is my night to cook and I'm going with Italian! I have a new teramisu (sp?) recipe that I'm dying to try! We'll see how it turns out.
Time to leave work so I guess I'm off to Wal Mart!
It's a slow day at the rotation so I thought I'd play around with the template. I went back to the very first template I ever had, just a different color. I'm so creative!
Shouldn't I be using this time to be tackling the legions of unwritten thank you notes? Yes.
Shouldn't I be using this time to be writing articles for my part time job to make some extra money? Yes.
Oh well... I will get it all done eventually! I am excited about tonight because some of my friends are coming over to watch the bachelor. It's a tradition that we informally started last season and then started back again with the new season. I love getting together with them and just hanging out. We take turns cooking and having everyone over. Tonight is my night to cook and I'm going with Italian! I have a new teramisu (sp?) recipe that I'm dying to try! We'll see how it turns out.
Time to leave work so I guess I'm off to Wal Mart!
Monday, March 03, 2008
Over a Year Later....
Well, I didn't realize that I hadn't written anything in over a year until someone told me "Everything Changes except your blog." I couldn't argue. I guess things have just been busy. I never really figured out how to get this to look the way I wanted it to either. Oh well... I suppose an update is in order for the two people who occasionally read this, if they haven't given up on me completely.
I moved to Birmingham back in May to start my rotations for my last year of pharmacy school. They are going great and I only have one more to go after this month! Graduation is on May 6th. I never thought that it would get here really... I remember walking home from one of my first chemistry classes crying and thinking to myself that I would never get through it and there was no way that I could take 6 years of chemistry. Well, make it 7 years and here I am. It has all paid off but it doesn't even seem real to me yet.
In June Ben asked me to marry him and we have set the date for May 31st. Yes, there is a lot going on in May! The wedding planning process has been a whirlwind. Trying to finish the requirements for my P4 year, build a house, do premarital counseling in another city, have a fiance in another city, and plan a wedding that is in another city has been very difficult. Sometimes I feel like I must be out of my mind to try to do so much at once, but I know it will all be worth it. Ben and I can't wait to live in the same town and have our own house!
Back in October Ben and I got a dog named Pete who was named by his previous owners. He's a lab mix and he's been the best dog! We are crazy about him. Ben keeps him and takes him everywhere he goes. The dog is obsessed with Ben as well and doesn't really mind me when Ben is around. He's been a lot of fun for the both of us!
In January I got sick with the flu and it was no fun at all to say the least. I ended up in the hospital for about 24 hours and then the doctors discovered that I have a rare genetic blood disorder called Hereditary Spherocytosis. No worries though, I may have to get my spleen removed in the future, but that's the worst of it.
So, that's the update of my life in a nutshell. I am eventually going to change this blog to mine and Ben's blog, but that will come later. Hopefully it won't be a whole year until the next update!
I moved to Birmingham back in May to start my rotations for my last year of pharmacy school. They are going great and I only have one more to go after this month! Graduation is on May 6th. I never thought that it would get here really... I remember walking home from one of my first chemistry classes crying and thinking to myself that I would never get through it and there was no way that I could take 6 years of chemistry. Well, make it 7 years and here I am. It has all paid off but it doesn't even seem real to me yet.
In June Ben asked me to marry him and we have set the date for May 31st. Yes, there is a lot going on in May! The wedding planning process has been a whirlwind. Trying to finish the requirements for my P4 year, build a house, do premarital counseling in another city, have a fiance in another city, and plan a wedding that is in another city has been very difficult. Sometimes I feel like I must be out of my mind to try to do so much at once, but I know it will all be worth it. Ben and I can't wait to live in the same town and have our own house!
Back in October Ben and I got a dog named Pete who was named by his previous owners. He's a lab mix and he's been the best dog! We are crazy about him. Ben keeps him and takes him everywhere he goes. The dog is obsessed with Ben as well and doesn't really mind me when Ben is around. He's been a lot of fun for the both of us!
In January I got sick with the flu and it was no fun at all to say the least. I ended up in the hospital for about 24 hours and then the doctors discovered that I have a rare genetic blood disorder called Hereditary Spherocytosis. No worries though, I may have to get my spleen removed in the future, but that's the worst of it.
So, that's the update of my life in a nutshell. I am eventually going to change this blog to mine and Ben's blog, but that will come later. Hopefully it won't be a whole year until the next update!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Everything Changes
With my last semester of classes well underway it is hard for me to believe that I only have about three more months here! I have been so happy lately and so thankful for where God has brought me. I am preparing to go to Malawi for two weeks in July so I'm looking forward to that as well as starting a new part of my life in Birmingham in May.
However, this semester at Auburn has brought old and new things to my life that have been such wonderful blessings. My relationship with God is different than it has ever been and it fascinates me to see how He continually proves His love for me and shows me that He is here with me every step of the way. He has been so faithful in several very specific situations and he has taught me that all I have to do is trust Him. Trust was a very difficult lesson for me to learn but I think I'm slowly catching on. On my bathroom mirror I have written "God is Active" to remind me that He is constantly working and constantly reaching out to us.
However, this semester at Auburn has brought old and new things to my life that have been such wonderful blessings. My relationship with God is different than it has ever been and it fascinates me to see how He continually proves His love for me and shows me that He is here with me every step of the way. He has been so faithful in several very specific situations and he has taught me that all I have to do is trust Him. Trust was a very difficult lesson for me to learn but I think I'm slowly catching on. On my bathroom mirror I have written "God is Active" to remind me that He is constantly working and constantly reaching out to us.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
What I've Been Doing....
I have been out of school for two weeks now and this Christmas vacation has been wonderful! The day after school got out Shelley and I had a Christmas party for all of the girls in or P3 class. We had the best time playing Dirty Santa and just hanging out with each other outside of school. After the party, Allison and I went to Chewacla to take some nature pictures (see below) and just hang out. Ben joined us out there later so he could meet Alli for the first time.
I stayed in Auburn all weekend and hung out with Ben and got some random things taken care of. We went caroling with the ACSC and then the next night Ben took me out to eat and we went to see the movie Casino Royale... your typical James Bond movie. Sooo realistic! I had a great time with Ben as usual. On Monday I went to see Steph in Macon and it was awesome catching up with her and getting to see where she lives and meet some of her friends. Tuesday night was our Dinner with Moses who is from Malawi where Ben and I, along with the rest of the mission team from the c.o.c. will be going in July! (More on the Malawi Mission later.)
Friday I went to Montgomery to spend the weekend with Ben's family and meet them for the first time. Friday night I got to meet the whole family together. On Saturday, Ben took me to some of the places his company had built (picture #1) and then he took me for a ride in the tractor (below). He also let me drive it and I must say that's something I never thought I would do!
Sunday brought me back to my home in Florence (see picture #3) where I've been hanging out with the fam. I've really enjoyed all of my time off and I'm kind of in shock not knowing what to do with all of this time. I feel like I'm wasting it if I'm not doing a million things! I've been reading "Waking the Dead" which is awesome and I've also been reading books written by the missionaries in Malawi in preperation for my trip.
I saw this quote in "Waking the Dead" that I will leave you with: This is the author regarding God speaking to him...
"I don't think he speaks to me any more than others; I think I've just learned to expect it, need it, keep an eye out for it. It's a whole different perspective on how we approach our day." ~John Eldredge
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Katie's Life
So that's me on the horse on the far left. "Wild Thing" was his name. That picture has nothing to do with what I'm about to write, I just find entries with pictures to be more aesthetic.
Anyway, I have just returned to Florence for the remainder of my wonderful month long Christmas break. I haven't written an update in quite a while, I guess because I haven't been able to really get my thoughts together amongst all that has been going on in my life. Life for me, however, has been completely wonderful. I am truly happy and I know that because I am finally able to look back on the bad times in my life and be thankful for them because of where they have brought me. I realize that I would not be the person I am today without all of the lessons learned from my bad experiences. The way I look at relationships specifically, and the way a look at life in general has been shaped by all that I have been through and I find those lessons to be most valuable.
When I look at my life I see how faithful God has been through it all. He has brought good from every negative situation I have encountered. Where would I be without Him? I am so thankful for what he has allowed me to experience (good and bad) because it has made me who I am. It has made me so thankful for the good times and the people in my life who are truly good. Because of hard times I appreciate my family more, I realize what completely amazing friends I am blessed with, and I know a good relationship when I am in one. I have learned what is important in life and that I need to be more patient. I have learned that I need show love to everyone and not pass judgment. I have learned to take notice of all the small and beautiful things in the world, like sunsets or smiles or anything that has good in it. I am probably starting to sound a little cheesy here, but I'm just so thankful for where I am. I am excited about my life to come and I cannot fathom what I will learn and how much God is going to teach me.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
The Important Things in Life
My grandmother almost died yesterday. I woke up at 7:00 am to my phone going off and when I saw that it was my mother calling I instantly knew that it was not good news. No one in my family calls me before 8:00 unless something bad has happened.
Mom told me my grandmother was in a coma and they didn't know how long she would live. They thought she'd had a "catastophic stroke" and were surprised that she even made it through the night. When I got off the phone with my mother my immediate reaction was sadness at the fact that I would probably never get to speak to Mamaw again. Then I thought how much I took our relationship for granted. I didn't visit her the last time I was home because I was too busy, I didn't call her enough just to say hello or just to check on her, I didn't even know she was taking medicine for high blood pressure or that she even had high blood pressure!! I'm in pharmacy school for crying out loud! I should at least know what medications my grandparents are on and make sure they are taking them correctly and that they are ok. What kind of a grandaughter was I? I was most upset that I didn't tell her enough how much I loved her and how happy I was that she was my grandmother. I wasn't ready for her to go. She wasn't supposed to go yet.
So all day I waited for news, waited to see when I should go home. I prayed too. I prayed that God would make her better but only if she could be her old self again and be happy. Then, at five I got a call from mom. Mamaw was fine. Perfectly normal. Infact, she hadn't even had a stroke! (It was something else that I won't explain for the sake of making this extremely long but if you are interested just ask.) Mamaw was sitting up and talking and wondering why everyone was there. She was her old self. Thank God!
So, now I get another chance. I get to be the grandaughter I realized I wasn't. I get to talk to my grandmother again.
Yesterday I realized what is most important in life. People. People that you love and care about. People who love you. I get so busy and wrapped up in my daily life that I forget to make a simple phone call or sit down and write a card. Those things are easily overlooked but they are so important. The sad thing is that you may not realize it until it is too late. It was almost too late for me. Praise God for second chances!
Mom told me my grandmother was in a coma and they didn't know how long she would live. They thought she'd had a "catastophic stroke" and were surprised that she even made it through the night. When I got off the phone with my mother my immediate reaction was sadness at the fact that I would probably never get to speak to Mamaw again. Then I thought how much I took our relationship for granted. I didn't visit her the last time I was home because I was too busy, I didn't call her enough just to say hello or just to check on her, I didn't even know she was taking medicine for high blood pressure or that she even had high blood pressure!! I'm in pharmacy school for crying out loud! I should at least know what medications my grandparents are on and make sure they are taking them correctly and that they are ok. What kind of a grandaughter was I? I was most upset that I didn't tell her enough how much I loved her and how happy I was that she was my grandmother. I wasn't ready for her to go. She wasn't supposed to go yet.
So all day I waited for news, waited to see when I should go home. I prayed too. I prayed that God would make her better but only if she could be her old self again and be happy. Then, at five I got a call from mom. Mamaw was fine. Perfectly normal. Infact, she hadn't even had a stroke! (It was something else that I won't explain for the sake of making this extremely long but if you are interested just ask.) Mamaw was sitting up and talking and wondering why everyone was there. She was her old self. Thank God!
So, now I get another chance. I get to be the grandaughter I realized I wasn't. I get to talk to my grandmother again.
Yesterday I realized what is most important in life. People. People that you love and care about. People who love you. I get so busy and wrapped up in my daily life that I forget to make a simple phone call or sit down and write a card. Those things are easily overlooked but they are so important. The sad thing is that you may not realize it until it is too late. It was almost too late for me. Praise God for second chances!
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